4th Quarter 2014

In September 25-26, 2014, a small group representing research, policy and community advocacy came together to begin to articulate a research agenda to eliminate violence against Native women. This was facilitated and sponsored by the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC), a Native nonprofit organization created specifically to serve as the National Indian Resource Center…

Dr. Melanie Cheung (Ngāti Rangitihi, Te Arawa), a Fulbright New Zealand scholar developing a brain resilience training program for Huntington’s disease, presented “Brains AND Heart: The perfect marriage?” to the UW community on Wednesday, October 29. Dr. Cheung is committed to exploring both Indigenous and Western scientific paradigms to help people with neurodegenerative diseases. She…

The American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare is a society of distinguished scholars and practitioners dedicated to achieving excellence in the field of social work and social welfare through high-impact work that advances social good. The Academy selected a class of 12 new fellows in 2014, including IWRI’s Director Karina Walters, PhD. The…

David Huh, PhD Research Scientist, IWRI-NCE Research Core David Huh, PhD, joined IWRI as a Research Scientist in July 2014, having recently completed a postdoctoral fellowship in alcohol research at the UW Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors.  He is a clinical and quantitative psychologist with a special interest in applying innovative…

The Indigenous Wellness Research Institute (IWRI) and Partnerships for Native Health are offering a Student Research Training Series and “STEAM” Career Series to undergraduate and graduate students at the UW. Topics include: community-based participatory research, qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis, EndNote literature searches, authorship, and more! The Student Training and Lecture Series is…

Mention homeless people and words like optimistic, hopeful and happy are typically not what spring to mind. More likely, said Jordan Lewis, an assistant professor in the University of Washington’s School of Social Work, the stereotypes are negative – “that they’re chronic alcoholics, depressed, they steal, they’re thieves. They don’t have hope. They’ve just given…

The Yakama Nation of present-day Washington State has responded to more than a century of historical trauma with a resurgence of grassroots activism and cultural revitalization. This path-breaking ethnography shifts the conversation from one of victimhood to one of ongoing resistance and resilience as a means of healing the soul wounds of settler colonialism. Yakama…

Throughout Winter Quarter 2015, Native Elders will be visiting the School of Social Work from a variety of Native communities to share their stories, knowledge, and expertise.  Please join us to celebrate the grand opening of the Indigenous Elders in Residence Program: Date:  Wednesday, January 21, 2015 Time:  4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Location:  Univ. of…